British Prime Minister David Cameron is planning to send voters a dossier on the benefits of European Union membership ahead of an in-out referendum, British media reported on Sunday. Under pressure from eurosceptics within his ruling Conservative party and many
With no deal on the contentious issue of welfare handouts for migrants from European Union countries, but a possible compromise being mooted, British Prime Minister David Cameron is rolling over his EU renegotiation bid into 2016. But time is running
BRUSSELS – Prime Minister David Cameron gave his strongest suggestion yet on Friday that he hopes to hold a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union in 2016, before a self-imposed two-year deadline. The timing of the referendum, to
The Conservative Party’s pro European Union (EU)-expansionism cheerleader, Daniel Hannan MEP, has lobbed a dud grenade at Breitbart London this evening, demanding to know when we “last attacked Brussels”. Mr. Hannan – a long standing advocate of the EU’s expansion
LONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron faces two months of difficult negotiations in his bid to alter European Union rules ahead of a planned referendum on Britain’s continued membership in the EU. Substantive differences remain, but Cameron and other
LONDON (Reuters) – British support for remaining in the European Union (EU) will fall significantly if Prime Minister David Cameron is not able to achieve safeguards for non-euro zone countries and curbs to welfare payments for migrants, according to a
David Cameron heads to Brussels Thursday hoping to breathe new life into Britain’s bid to recast its ties with the European Union, which has hit problems over a plan to cut benefits for migrants. With a referendum on leaving the
Half of British voters favour leaving the European Union, a new poll showed Monday, days before Prime Minister David Cameron travels to Brussels for talks aimed at keeping Britain within the bloc. The ICM poll for the Vote Leave campaign
A group of prominent mainstream British journalists — including former editors at The Economist and The Guardian — are backing a new Europhile website designed to attack what they say are the “inaccuracies and twisted logic” promoted by Eurosceptics. The group’s
LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Union countries’ reluctance to integrate in the face of an influx of refugees and with the possible departure of Britain from the bloc could ultimately hurt creditworthiness, Standard & Poor’s said on Monday. “Indications are mounting
Britain is willing to listen to alternatives to its demand for limits on EU migrant benefits, foreign minister Philip Hammond said Monday, apparently opening the door to a compromise on the major hurdle to a deal. Amid opposition from Britain’s
Prime Minister David Cameron has indicated that he intends to push back a planned referendum on membership of the European Union, admitting that the migrant crisis which has swept Europe this year makes a ‘Brexit’ more likely. He hopes that
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The man running negotiations with Britain to keep it in the European Union said leaders could seal a deal in February but warned David Cameron that a central demand to curb immigration may be asking too much.
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron has privately conceded he may have to campaign for Britain to leave the European Union if he continues to be “completely ignored” by EU partners, The Daily Telegraph reported on Saturday. Citing an
Downing Street has admitted that an early referendum on British membership of the European Union is not on the cards, after the German Chancellor Angela Merkel made it clear that she would not rescue the Prime Minister’s plans to curb
From The Independent: I want to see the election of a Labour government: I want to see an end to austerity, key services like our railways back into public ownership, and the NHS protected from privatisation. But Britain’s membership of
BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – European Union leaders could clinch a deal with British Prime Minister David Cameron in February to prevent the bloc’s second largest economy leaving, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Thursday. Cameron is seeking to renegotiate Britain’s
It will be hard for officials renegotiating Britain’s EU membership to meet a goal of having a framework ready for discussion at a regional summit next month, a senior EU official involved in the talks said on Wednesday. Prime Minister
British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to drop his pledge to block migrants from the European Union (EU) claiming in-work benefits, despite polling exclusive to Breitbart London showing it would be the most popular outcome of his EU renegotiation.
More than half of Britons now want to leave the European Union, according to an opinion poll carried out after the Paris attacks for the Independent newspaper. The ORB survey of 2,000 people showed 52 percent of British voters wanted
(Reuters) – Parliament’s upper house backed on Wednesday lowering the voting age to 16 in a planned referendum on Britain’s continued membership of the European Union, a move that could delay the timing of the crucial vote. Britons can usually
A new poll by Survation has found that the British public trust UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage most with Britain’s border control and believe he should lead the ‘Out’ or ‘Leave’ campaign(s) during the UK’s European Union (EU)
British Prime Minister David Cameron appears to have lied in his big European Union referendum speech at Chatham House yesterday, telling the British public that if they vote to leave the EU, the “choice cannot be undone”. The alarmist language
As I noted yesterday, British Prime Minister David Cameron’s team clearly understands that the word “migrant” is going to play a proportionately massive part of the United Kingdom’s European Union Referendum campaign. Immigration is the top issue in the UK, and
We’ve become used to Prime Minister David Cameron pulling a rabbit out of his top hat (ho, ho) – but judging on the quality and delivery of his pro-European Union speech today, he’s either lost his touch, or he simply
The EU accused Turkey on Tuesday of backsliding on the rule of law, rights and the media, calling on the new government to take urgent action in a sensitive report that Brussels held back until after elections. The scathing report
A professor of Applied Economics at Cardiff Business School has blown the lid open on the debate surrounding Britain’s membership of the European Union (EU) by revealing in testimony to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs select committee that the cost
British Prime Minister David Cameron has been heckled during a pro-European Union (EU) speech this morning. Mr. Cameron was setting out his vision for remaining in the EU ahead of the publication of his list of “demands” to Brussels. But
Prime Minister David Cameron favours holding a referendum on Britain’s European Union membership in June next year if leaders of other member states agree to the bulk of his reform plans at a December summit, The Times newspaper reported on
Prime Minister David Cameron unveils Britain’s EU reform demands next week, firing the starting gun for tough negotiations that London insists will mean changes to the bloc’s treaties. But can Cameron really expect to rewrite the rulebook ahead of a
After months without a breakthrough, David Cameron will finally give more details on Tuesday of what reforms he wants for Britain to stay in the European Union before a looming referendum. Nearly three years after promising a vote before the
U.S. trade representative Michael Froman, who intervened in Britain’s Brexit debate was slammed by one of his own party’s darlings, Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, for his aversion to “transparency”. Rolling Stone magazine reported in 2014: The U.S. trade representative, Ambassador
LONDON, United Kingdom – UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage MEP has revealed that U.S. trade representative Michael Froman, who intervened in Britain’s Brexit debate last week, worked for the European Commission in the organisation’s “Forward Studies Unit”, failing to declare
UKIP leader Nigel Farage slammed one of U.S. President Barack Obama’s most senior trade officials on the BBC’s Andrew Marr programme on Sunday morning. Speaking about the European Union and Britain’s upcoming membership referendum, Mr. Marr asked Mr. Farage about
Britain is better off remaining inside the European Union, EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker wrote in a British newspaper on Tuesday, as he prepares to hear London’s demands for reform of the bloc. “I believe that the EU is better
British Prime Minister David Cameron’s most senior representative in the European Parliament, Syed Kamall MEP, has today told the parliamentary chamber in Strasbourg that not only should Middle East countries take more migrants, but so too should the United States
New York Times columnist Roger Cohen has waded into the UK’s ‘Brexit’ debate. He opened his article, published yesterday, by incorrectly and provocatively describing those of us who are critical of the UK’s position in the European Union (EU) as “little
The President of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker, has begun his public relations outreach to try and convince Britons to stay in the European Union (EU) with an article published in the increasingly pro-EU Times newspaper today. Mr Juncker’s
Britain will not hold a second “In-Out” vote on its membership of the European Union (EU) if the public opt to leave the bloc at a referendum due by the end of 2017, a senior aide to Prime Minister David
From The Telegraph: The BBC is at the centre of a new row over bias in its coverage of Europe after it emerged that the broadcaster’s charitable arm has received more than £9 million directly from Brussels. The charity, BBC
